Newbie terrified of blowing something up
Hello everyone. My wife and I just joined the camper world and so far so good. My question is what size extension cord do I need to plug in my camper at home. The camper is a 50 amp and I have about 4...
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Grit dog wrote:
Edit, I'm presuming some 50a camper services are 120V only. But maybe not.
50 amp RV's are 120/240 volt. 2 hot legs, 120v from hot leg to neutral. 240v from hot leg to hot leg. This is no different than the electrical service feeding your home. You can use a hot leg and the neutral to supply power to any appliance that requires a 120v supply. You use both hot legs to supply power to anything that requires a 240v supply such as an electric stove or clothes dryer.
Most RV's only use the hot legs independently as they have no appliances that require 240v. I said most, there are some that do have 240v clothes dryers, etc.
